Apple Saves Your Call History to the iCloud

Apple saved your call history to the iCloud.

Smartphones are able to record large amounts of data about your activity including your call history. A new report shows that Apple started saving your call logs in the iCloud for some time now, without properly informing iPhone users. This allows them to easily share your private information with government agencies if they are requested to do so.

A software forensics company based in Russia, Elcomsoft have revealed that their new Phone Breaker software is able to retrieve a smartphone’s user personal call history data which was saved on iCloud. Additionally, the report also reveals that Apple has also been saving FaceTime logs. More specifically, Apple records to the iCloud detailed information such as phone numbers, the dates and times of each call you made or received, their durations. They can even keep data about your ignored or missed calls.

This situation is what most privacy experts have warned against. If Apple decides to share your personal information with government authorities, then they could easily do so thanks to their large databases of each user’s call history of up to four months. There no specific options to disable this function without directly disabling the iCloud Drive service.

According to the Elcomsoft report, the syncing of your call history to the iCloud can happen in real-time, or just in a few hours. The company’s software managed to retrieve information dating back to four months ago.

Although Apple’s actions seem like a violation of your privacy, the company only decided to implement the function for iCloud as an essential aspect of cross-device functionality. It’s doubtful that the company wants to really spy on their users. If it really did want to, then Apple should have given the FBI access to the iPhone of the San Bernardino shooter. Additionally, keeping all your call history data provides a backup point in case you lose your phone.

Nonetheless, users should have the option to choose for themselves if they really want their call history and personal information to be saved on the iCloud. A change in the company’s policy about sharing information with authorities could easily occur in light of new circumstances.

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Roxanne Briean

I am a geek, a gamer and a writer. I have always been fascinated with the online community. At the moment I work as a full-time writer and study interior design. When I'm not scouring the net in search of interesting new gadgets and software I spend my time in MOBAs or drawing.